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allopathy

Allopathy is a term used by American homeopaths, naturopaths, chiropractors and other
advocates of alternative health practices to refer to
scientific medicine. My Random House Dictionary of the English Language (unabridged
edition) defines allopathy as "the method of treating disease by the use of agents
that produce effects different from those of the disease treated (opposed to
homeopathy)." The word was invented by homeopath Samuel Hahnemann as a term for those
who are other than homeopaths. In America, the term has not caught on and is used mainly by
"alternative" practitioners and some osteopaths.